Professor James McDonald
Honorary Professor
Contact info
James McDonald is Professor of microbial ecology at Bangor University.
Current research themes include microbiome analysis of biomass-degrading microorganisms for biofuels and biotechnology, high-throughput methods for the detection of human pathogens in aquatic environments, and microbiome analysis of the complex tree disease, Acute Oak Decline.
His group applies a combination of microbiological culture techniques and contemporary ‘omics’ technologies (e.g. genomics, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics) to address these research themes.
Location: 2nd Floor ECW Building
Tel: +44 (0)1248 383077
Personal webpage: https://www.jamesmcdonaldlab.com/
- Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Integrated multi-omic analysis of host-microbiota interactions in acute oak decline
Broberg, M., Doonan, J., Mundt, F. & McDonald, J., 30 Jan 2018, In: Microbiome. 6, 21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Isolation studies reveal a shift in the cultivable microbiome of oak affected with Acute Oak Decline
Denman, S., Plummer, S., Peace, A. & McDonald, J., 1 Oct 2016, In: Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 39, 7, p. 484-490Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lignocellulose-Degrading Microbial Communities in Landfill Sites Represent a Repository of Unexplored Biomass- Degrading Diversity Emma
Ransom-Jones, E., McCarthy, AJ., Haldenby, S., Doonan, J. & McDonald, JE., Aug 2017, In: mSphere. 2, 4, e00300.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Metagenomic approaches to the discovery of cellulases
Rooks, D. J., McDonald, J. E. & McCarthy, A. J., 2012, In: Methods in Enzymology. 510, p. 375-94 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Methods for the isolation of cellulose-degrading microorganisms
McDonald, J. E., Rooks, D. J. & McCarthy, A. J., 2012, In: Methods in Enzymology. 510, p. 349-74 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbiome and infectivity studies reveal complex polyspecies tree disease in Acute Oak Decline
Denman, S., Doonan, J., Ransom-Jones, E., Broberg, M., Plummer, S., Kirk, S. A., Scarlett, K., Griffiths, A., Kaczmarek, M., Foster, J., Peace, A., Golyshin, P., Hassard, F., Brown, N., Kenny, J. G. & McDonald, J., 2018, In: The ISME Journal. 12, p. 386-399Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Molecular biological detection and quantification of novel Fibrobacter populations in freshwater lakes.
McDonald, J. E., De Menezes, A. B., Allison, H. E. & McCarthy, A. J., 1 Aug 2009, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75, 15, p. 5148-5152Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater to evaluate the success of lockdown measures for controlling COVID-19 in the UK
Hillary, L. S., Farkas, K., Maher, K. H., Lucaci, A., Thorpe, J., Distaso, M. A., Gaze, W. H., Paterson, S., Burke, T., Connor, T. R., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 15 Jul 2021, In: Water Research. 200, p. 117214 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multilocus sequence typing provides insights into the population structure and evolutionary potential of Brenneria goodwinii, associated with acute oak decline
Kaczmarek, M., Mullett, M. S., McDonald, J. & Denman, S., 1 Jun 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 6, e0178390.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physicochemical Factors Influence the Abundance and Culturability of Human Enteric Pathogens and Fecal Indicator Organisms in Estuarine Water and Sediment
Hassard, F., Andrews, A., Jones, D. L., Parsons, L., Jones, V., Cox, B. A., Daldorph, P., Brett, H., McDonald, J. & Malham, S., Oct 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, 1996.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review